Battle of Dong Xoai

The Battle of Dong Xoai was a battle of the Vietnam War which was fought from 9 to 13 June 1965.

During the Viet Cong's 1965 summer offensive against the unstable government of South Vietnam, ARVN resistance began to collapse after the Battle of Song Be and the Battle of Ba Gia. The offensive culminated with the Battle of Dong Xoai in Phuoc Long Province, and, on the evening of 9 June 1965, the Viet Cong captured the US special forces base there. They overwhelmed an ARVN battalion sent to recapture the base on 10 June, but ARVN rangers succeeded in recapturing the town later that day. On 11 June, ARVN airborne reinforcements arrived, but their paratroopers were mauled in an ambush near a rubber plantation. On 13 June, US reinforcements arrived to repel the Viet Cong and prevent them from taking over another province, but the Viet Cong fighters withdrew without a fight, escaping with a tactical victory.